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 | | Theatre in the United States, Vol. 1: 1750-1915, Theatre in the Colonies and the United States by Barry B. Witham (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780521308588 ISBN-10: 0-521-30858-5 ISBN-13: 9780521308588 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-30858-8 Hardcover 1996-02-23 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description This is the first of two volumes of documents that describe the growth and development of theater in the United States. This book goes from the beginnings of theater in the North American colonies up to the First World War. It is organized in three chronological sections, each with its own introduction, documents and commentary, arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theater buildings, drama, design, and audience behavior. Written sources include records of business transactions, letters, newspaper reports, reviews, memoirs and architectural descriptions. There are also numerous pictorial items. Volume 2, scheduled for publication in late 1996, covers the period from 1915 to the present. | ||
Book Description This is the first of two volumes of documents which describe the growth and development of theatre in the US.This book goes from the beginnings of theatre in the North American colonies up to the First World War.It is organised in three chronological sections, each with its own introduction, documents and commentary, arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theatre buildings, drama, design, and audience behaviour. Written sources include records of business transactions, letters, newspaper reports, reviews, memoirs and architectural descriptions. There are also numerous pictorial items. Volume 2, scheduled for publication late 1996, covers the period from 1915 to the present. | ||